ppt课件-oceansand ocean floor structures（oceansand海底结构）.pptVIP

Oceans and Ocean Floor Structures * There are four oceans Atlantic Named after the continent that sank Getting larger There are four oceans Atlantic Named after the continent that sank Getting larger Pacific a. Largest feature on Earth b. Getting smaller There are four oceans Atlantic Named after the continent that sank Getting larger Pacific a. Largest feature on Earth b. Getting smaller Indian a. By India b. Very active geologically There are four oceans Atlantic Named after the continent that sank Getting larger Pacific a. Largest feature on Earth b. Getting smaller Indian a. By India b. Very active geologically Arctic a. Smallest, some say it is only a sea Pacific is largest Atlantic is next largest Indian is pretty big Arctic is smallest Oceanography is the study of the ocean The Challenger (British) kind of started the whole thing in 1872. Underwater Research is usually done with SUBMERSIBLES Bathysphere is one that is held by a cable, and just kind of dangled from a ship Underwater Research is usually done with SUBMERSIBLES Bathysphere is one that is held by a cable, and just kind of dangled from a ship Bathyscaph is self-propelled SONAR is ofted used to measure depth of ocean floor. Sound Navigation And Ranging Ocean floor has two parts Continental Margin 1. Shallow 2. Made of continental crust (granite) Deep Ocean Basin 1. Deep 2. Made of oceanic crust (basalt) Continental Margin Not the shoreline Starts at the shoreline with the continental shelf Slopes very gently Very wide in some places (Florida) Very narrow in others (Oregon) Often exposed during ice ages Continental Margin Continental Shelf Continental Slope Much steeper than the continental shelf Contains Submarine Canyons Experiences Turbidity Currents Continental Margins Continental Shelf Continental Slope Continental Rise Gentle slope to ocean floor Made of sediment from the Continental Shelf and Slope Deep Ocean Basin Trenches Made from subducting oceanic crust Deepest pa